CEPF(Final(Project(Completion(Report( ( Instructions*to*grantees:**please*complete*all*fields,*and*respond*to*all*questions,*below.( ( Organization(Legal(Name( Macedonian*Ecological*Society* Water for the lakes, bogs, streams and people on Project(Title( Jablanica Mt( CEPF(GEM(No.( 63813( Date(of(Report( May(2016( Report(Author( Robertina(Brajanoska( Author(Contact(Information( [email protected]( ( ( CEPF(Region:(Western(Balkans( ( Strategic(Direction:((2.1.(“Contribute(to(and(establish(Integrated(River(Basin(Management( (IRBM)(initiatives(for(pilot(basins(and(replicate(best(practices,(to(reduce(the(negative(impacts(of( insufficiently(planned(water(infrastructures”( ( Grant(Amount:(77600.00 $( ( Project(Dates:(Start date 01.03.2014 End date 31.03.2016 ( ( ( 1.! Implementation(Partners(for(this(Project((list&each&partner&and&explain&how&they&were& involved&in&the&project)( ( a)! MIO(ECSDE(responsible(for(implementation(of(CEPF(project(#63836(“Living(Well(in( Harmony(With(the(Drin:(Raising(Public(Awareness,(Enhancing(Knowledge(and( Empowering(NGOs(to(Protect(and(Conserve(Freshwater(Ecosystems(in(the(Drin(River( Basin”(–(MES(helped(in(translation(in(Macedonian(language(the(book(“The(natural( wealth(and(legacy(of(the(Drin(River(Basin:(inspiring(our(collective(actions”,(translation(of( the(triplets(of(films(“Echo(for(Drin”,(collaboration(for(organization(of(Act4Drin(workshop( and(spring(school,(realization(of(different(activities(for(Drin(Day,(dissemination(of( promotion(materials(and(presentation(of(short(films(on(different(events.(MIO(ECSDE( contributed(in(designing(and(translation(of(the(Drin(Day(poster,(guidelines(with( suggested(activities(for(the(celebration(of(the(Drin(Day,(updating(the(MES(activities( related(to(the(project(on(Act4Drin(web_page(and(facilitate(communication(between(the( Act4Drin(project(partners.(( b)! Kawka(production(–(MES(supported(the(field(activities(in(Macedonia(of(Mr.(Gregor( Shubic(for(shooting(and(collection(of(video(material(for(preparation(of(short(films( “Echoes(from(the(Drin”.( ( c)! On(a(local(level,(relations(with(the(Municipality(of(Vevchani(and(Struga(were( established.(The(Municipalities(were(involved(in(organizing(the(workshops,( dissemination(of(the(promotion(materials(and(contributed(during(the(preparation(of(the( experts’(reports(with(their(local(knowledge.(((
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d)! Contact(with(the(management(body(of(Shebenik(National(Park(in(Albania(was( established(and(they(played(active(role(in(organization(of(trans_boundary(workshop(for( sharing(experiences(of(both(countries(related(to(sustainable(use(of(water(and(forests.(((( ( ( Conservation(Impacts( ( 2.! Describe(how(your(project(has(contributed(to(the(implementation(of(the(CEPF(ecosystem( profile( ( This( project( was( implemented( on( Jablanica( Mt( watershed( (that( is( a( part( of( the( Drin( watershed(in(the(priority(corridor(Western(Balkans)(has(contributed(to(the(CEPF(strategic( direction(2(to(establish(the(sustainable(management(of(water(catchments(and(the(wise(use( of(water(resources(with(a(focus(on(the(priority(corridor((4)(Southwest(Balkan.(( It( tackled( the( wise( use( of( water( resources( through( gained( increased( knowledge( about( ecological(status(of(glacial(lakes(and(streams(and(existing(threats.(Given(recommendations( for( sustainable( management( of( water( resources( of( the( glacial( lakes( on( Jablanica( Mt.( will( contribute(to(establishment(of(Integrated(River(Basin(Management((IRBM)(that(is(one(of(the( CEPF(investment(priorities((2.1.).(Jablanica(Mountain(was(taken(as(a(pilot(basin(and(could(be( replicated(using(the(same(approach.(( Series( of( workshops( with( local( stakeholders( were( organized( during( which( the( ecological( status(and(vital(benefits(of(water(bodies(on(Jablanica(Mt.,(as(well(as(the(values(and(roles(of( forests(and(their(proper(management(were(presented(aiming(to(increase(the(awareness(of( local(communities.(Dialogue(with(the(local(population(has(been(triggered(with(presentation( of(potential(capacities(for(alternative(water(supply(and(proposed(measures(to(reduce(the( negative(impacts(of(inappropriately(and(insufficiently(planned(water(infrastructures.( ( ( 3.! Summarize(the(overall(results/impact(of(your(project( ( Implemented(project(activities(resulted(in(increased(knowledge(on(the(status(of(biodiversity(on( Jablanica( Mt.( in( particular( water( habitats( and( forests( as( well( as( main( threats( that( are( deteriorating( these( important( habitats( (mainly( related( to( inappropriately( planned( water( infrastructure).(Synthesis(Report(and(contribute(into(gathering(scientific(knowledge(about(the( current(status(of(the(main(water(bodies(in(Jablanica(Mt(and(further(in(transmitting(the(gained( knowledge(to(the(local(people,(stressing(the(negative(effect(of(the(human_induced(activities(in( the( mountain( and( giving( recommendation( for( overcoming( and( decreasing( the( impact( on( the( water( resources.( Besides( the( report,( guidelines( for( sustainable( forest( practices( has( been( developed,(which(has(been(the(first(document(in(the(region(for(such(practices(and(is(expected( to(have(positive(influence(towards(the(future(forest(management.( The(organized(workshops(and(Drin(Day(celebration,(helped(in(promoting(the(integrated(water( resource(management(as(tool(which(combine(benefits(for(people(and(nature.(Presented(results( to( the( local( communities( through( different( events( helped( to( increase( awareness( about( biodiversity( values( of( Jablanica( Mt.,( water( resources( and( its( vital( benefits.( Results( and( given( recommendations( are( valuable( documents( that( can( be( used( in( the( process( of( preparation( integrated(water(resources(management(plan.(
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Initiated(dialogue(with(local(stakeholders(regarding(sustainable(management(of(water(resources( i.e.(given(recommendations(for(alternative(water(supply(is(expected(to(reduce(the(pressure(to( the(freshwater(ecosystems(and(enhance(protection(of(biodiversity(on(Jablanica(Mt.( Furthermore,( established( cooperation( with( National( Park( ‘Shebenik’( in( Albania( might( give( impetus(to(expansion(of(protected(area(in(Macedonia((proclamation(of(National(Park(Jablanica)( and(cross_border(cooperation(between(both(protected(areas(Jablanica_Shebenik.(((( ( Planned(LongQterm(Impacts(Q(3+(years((as(stated(in(the(approved(proposal)( List*each*long?term*impact*from*Grant*Writer*proposal( 1)! Strengthened(policies(and(action(plans(for(sustainable(management(of(water(resources( and(the(protection(and(conservation(of(biodiversity(in(the(project(areas.( 2)! Increased(pressure(on(decision_makers(to(harmonize(and(streamline(biodiversity( concerns(into(national(policies(and(regulations.(( 3)! Increased(knowledge(on(the(key(threats(and(pressures(to(freshwater(ecosystems(in(the( Drin(River(Basin(and(on(ways(to(address(them.( 4)! Improved(conservation(status(of(freshwater(habitats(and(species(in(the(Drin(River(Basin,( through(the(better(management,(creation(and/or(expansion(of(protected(areas.( ( 4.! Actual(progress(toward(longQterm(impacts(at(completion( 1)! During( the( project( lifetime,( contribution( to( this( long_term( impact( has( been( limited.(( Experts’( investigations( and( results( about( the( ecological( status( of( the( water( bodies,( erosion,(forestry(practices(and(identification(of(the(most(threatened(species(as(well(as( recommendations(for(sustainable(use(of(natural(resources((waters(and(forests)(are(the( valuable( documents( to( be( used( by( policy( makers( in( the( process( of( development( of( action( plans( for( sustainable( management( of( water( resources( or( biodiversity( conservation(policy(documents.((( 2)! The( project( contributed( to( this( long_term( impact( through( organization( of( many( workshops(and(events(for(increasing(awareness(of(the(local(stakeholders(related(to(the( biodiversity(values(of(Jablanica(Mt.,(ecological(status(and(main(threats(of(water(bodies,( critical( conditions( of( the( waterbodies( (glacial( lakes)( and( possibilities( to( improve( the( situation(through(implementation(of(the(experts’(recommendations(and(management( measures.(It(is(expected(that(stakeholder(will(increase(pressure(on(decision(makers(and( influence( national( and( local( policies( and( regulations( about( natural( resources( use( on( Jablanica( Mt.;( however( more( continuous( work( is( required( with( municipalities( and( decision(makers(to(rich(this(state.( 3)! This( has( been( done( all( through( the( project( implementation.( The( valuable( data( which( have(been(produced(as(a(result(of(this(project(increased(the(knowledge(regarding(to(the( waterbody(status,(riparian(forests,(healthiness(of(the(freshwater(ecosystems(as(well(as( key(threats(and(pressures(to(freshwater(ecosystems(on(Jablanica(watershed(as(part(of( Drin( River( basin.( Accordingly( given( recommendations( for( enhancing( the( ecological( status(of(the(water(resources,(will(provide(platform(to(continue(taking(actions(towards( sustainable(use(of(natural(resources(and(diminishing(the(threats.(( 4)! Project( components( have( greatly( contributed( to( reach( this( impact( however( more( actions(are(needed(to(reach(improved(conservation(status(of(freshwater(habitats(and( species( on( Jablanica( Mt.( Implementation( of( the( proposed( recommendations( for( alternative( water( supply( and( monitoring( techniques( on( the( Jablanica( waterbodies( is( expected(to(help(overcome(the(critical(situation(of(the(glacial(lakes(and(rivers(which(will(
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result(in(decreasing(the(pressure(on(the(water(bodies(and(improve(conservation(status( of(freshwater(habitats(and(species(in(the(Drin(River(Basin.(Additional(support(is(needed( to(the(local(communities(with(technical(documentation(about(alternative(water(supply.( Regarding( protected( areas,( there( is( an( on_going( process( for( development( of( management( plan( of( existing( Natural( Monument( ‘Vevchanski( Izvori’,( managed( by( Municipality( of( Vevchani.( Gained( results( and( recommendations( is( expected( to( be( considered(by(the(Municipality.(More(lobbying(is(needed(for(expansion(of(the(protected( area(to(the(whole(Jablanica(Mt.(and(creation(of(national(park(and(further(development( of(trans_national(action(plan(for(Jablanica_Shebenik(area.( ( ( Planned(ShortQterm(Impacts(Q(1(to(3(years((as(stated(in(the(approved(proposal)( 1)! Increased(knowledge(on(the(status(and(trends(of(biodiversity((habitats,(species,( ecosystem(services)(in(Jablanica(Mountain,(as(well(as(deepened(understanding(of(the( underlying(hydrological(processes(of(its(glacial(lakes(and(streams.(( 2)! Enhanced(protection(of(biodiversity(and(strengthened(sustainable(management(of( water(resources(in(the(surrounding(area(of(Jablanica(Mountain.( 3)! Increased(awareness(of(local(communities(and(the(wider(public,(on(the(vital(benefits( that(watershed(bodies(provide(in(maintaining(healthy(freshwater(ecosystems(and(their( rich(biodiversity,(as(well(as(their(corresponding(ecosystem(services( ( ( 5.! Actual(progress(toward(shortQterm(impacts(at(completion( 1)! Successfully( completed( –( Experts’( field( research( regarding( ecological( status( of( water( bodies,( riparian( forests,( forest( management( and( erosion( potential( as( well( as( identification(of(threats(has(been(crucial(to(increase(knowledge(of(biodiversity(and(the( current(ecological(status(of(the(water(bodies(on(Jablanica(Mt.(( 2)! This(has(been(addressed(through(increasing(capacities(of(the(relevant(local(stakeholders( in( Macedonia;( discussions( about( recommended( alternative( water( supplies( and( sustainable( forest( management( (best( practices( and( recommendations( given( in( the( developed(guidance(for(the(sustainable(forest(practices(on(Jablanica(Mt,(translated(in(3( languages)( will( strengthen( sustainable( management( of( water( resources( in( Jablanica( region.(Moreover,(cooperation(with(the(municipality(of(Vevchani(and(their(mobilization( in( the( initiative( for( development( of( management( plan( for( the( ‘Vevchanski( Izvori’( Monument( of( Nature( will( enhance( biodiversity( protection( on( parts( of( Jablanica( Mountain.( 3)! This(has(been(done(all(through(the(project(via(different(meetings/events(where(experts'( results(on(ecological(status(and(vital(benefits(of(the(watershed(bodies((rivers(and(lakes),( forest( values( and( management( as( well( as( recommendations( for( alternative( water( supplies( were( presented( and( discussed( _( 4( workshops( with( local( communities( and( several(other(events(have(been(organized.(Proposed(measures(that(were(presented(are( expected( to( decrease( the( pressure( towards( the( freshwater( ecosystems( which( are( important( habitats( for( many( endemic( and( threatened( species.( Furthermore,( a( cross_ border(workshop(has(been(co_organized(with(the(National(park(‘Shebenik’(management( body( from( Albania( aimed( for( joined( involvement( in( exceeding( common( problems( for( sustainable(use(of(natural(resources.( (
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( 6.! Describe(the(success(or(challenges(of(the(project(toward(achieving(its(shortQterm(and(longQ term(impact(objectives( ( Overall(the(expected(impacts(of(the(project(have(been(successfully(achieved(and(set(the(basis( for(conservation(of(freshwater(ecosystems(on(Jablanica(Mt(as(aprt(of(Drin(River(Basin.(( Already( established( contacts( with( the( Academia( and( scientific( community( (Faculty( of( Natural( Sciences,( Faculty( of( Forestry( and( Faculty( of( Civil( Engineering),( significantly( improved( the( scientific(outcome(of(the(project.(( Moreover,(previous(activities(of(MES(in(Jablanica(region,(hence,(established(contacts(with(the( Municipalities( and( local( villages,( contributed( the( project( to( be( widely( accepted( in( the( region( from( the( local( people,( which( showed( enthusiasm( in( overcoming( the( problems( related( to( the( glacial(lakes,(thus(contributing(to(enhancement(of(water(bodies(ecological(status.( Achieving(sustainable(management(of(water(resources(is(a(long(term(and(demanding(process.( We(have(to(admit(that(established(dialogue(with(local(stakeholders(only(initiated(this(process( thus( more( and( continuous( work( (especially( with( local( stakeholders)( is( needed( to( reach( the( overall( long_term( objective( of( this( project( to( enhance( the( protection( and( conservation( of( freshwater( ecosystems( in( the( Drin( River( Basin( and( contribute( to( the(promotion(of(integrated( water(resources(management.( ( 7.! Were(there(any(unexpected(impacts((positive(or(negative)?( ( The(positive(and(unexpected(outcome(was(the(publishing/describing(the(new(gastropod(species( for( the( science( from( the( Belichka( River( on( Jablanica( Mt.( (Bythinella* melovskii( Glöer( and( Slavevska_Stamenković).( ( Project(Components(and(Products/Deliverables( ( Component(1((as(stated(in(the(approved(proposal)( 1.(Increased(knowledge(on(the(status(and(trends(of(biodiversity(components((habitats(and( species)(and(demonstration(of(best(practice(s)(related(to(IWRM(and(freshwater(biodiversity( conservation,(while(developing(joint(vision(for(their(sustainable(management(–(The(case(of( Jablanica(Mt.( 1.1*An*assessment*report*on*the*status,*load*and*determined*favourable*conservation*status*of* the*priority*water*ecosystems*in*Jablanica*Mt.* 1.2*An*inventory*of*the*most*important*and*most*threatened*species*in*the*region* 1.3*A*matrix*of*threats*(excel*file*with*scores)*of*the*most*important*threats*affecting*species*and* habitats*(based*on*at*least*threat*intensity,*range,*realisation*and*reversibility)* 1.4*A*set*of*elaborated*recommendations*and*guidelines*with*the*most*important*conservation* interventions*needed* 1.5*A*report*(working*document*for*internal*use)*of*alternative*locations*for*instalment*of*water* reservoirs* 1.6*An*assessment*report*on*the*sustainability*of*timber*extraction*from*the*stream*watershed* below*the*glacial*lakes*and*bogs* 1.7*A*guidance*document*on*sustainable*forest*management*considering*the*role*of*forests*in* the*watershed*protection* 1.8*Nine*(9)*meetings/workshops*with*~25*participants*in*major*cities/villages*in*both*countries* (5*in*MK*–and*4*in*AL)*with*local*stakeholders*to*present/discus*the*project*activities/outcomes(
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( 8.! Describe(the(results(from(Component(1(and(each(product/deliverable( * 1.1*An*assessment*report*on*the*status,*load*and*determined*favourable*conservation*status*of* the*priority*water*ecosystems*in*Jablanica*Mt.* ( _(Before(starting(with(field(work(investigations,(a(desk(study(for(the(past(status(of(the(freshwater( ecosystem(on(Jablanica(was( conducted( by(using(available(data(from(the('Jablanica(Mt.( study'( prepared( within( the( project( 'Balkan( Green( Belt( as( ecological( corridor( for( bear,( wolf( and( lynx'( (2006),(as(well(as(with(the(unpublished(materials(for(algae(and(plant(populations(at(Jablanica( Mt.(in(order(to(see(the(difference(between(past(and(current(ecological(status.( _( The( team( of( hydro_biologists( visited( the( main( water( bodies( at( Jablanica( Mt.( and( conducted( field( study( on( the( bogs,( lakes( and( rivers( at( Jablanica( Mt,( in( seasons( with( favorable( and( unfavorable(water(conditions((spring_autumn)(during(2014_2015.(All(water(bodies(on(Jablanica( Mt.(have(been(classified(according(to(the(B(system(of(the(EU(Water(Framework(Directive(and( available( data,( as( a( result( of( which( nine( (9)( types( of( water( bodies( have( been( identified( on( Jablanica(Mt.(Collected(materials(from(30(points((22(points(for(rivers,(4(points(for(glacial(lakes,(4( points( for( wetlands)( algae,( invertebrates( and( vascular( plants( were( sampled( and( analyzed( in( laboratory( of( the( Institute( of( Biological( at( the( Faculty( of( Natural( Sciences( “Ss.( Cyril( and( Methodius”( in( Skopje.( Ecological( status( of( water( bodies( was( assessed( (based( on( diversity( of( diatoms( and( macroinvertebrates)( as( following:( excellent( (11( points,( upper( flows( of( Lakavica,( Labunishka,(Lenishka,(Esenca,(Podolga(and(Belichka(rivers,(Golemo(Labunishko(lake,(springs(and( wetlands(near(Podgorechko(Lake,(Vevchansko(Lake(and(peatbogs(below(Krstec);(good((3(points);( acceptable((7(points)(and(deterioration of ecological status (weak) is observed on(Modrichka( river,( Jablanichka( river( above( the( village( Piskupshtina( and( Piskupshtinska( river.( Because( of( intensive( anthropogenic( pressure( of( Labunishka( River,( before( the( flow( into( Globochica( Accumulation,(lower(flow(of(Podgorechka(River,(inner(flow(of(Belichka(River)(they(were(assessed( with(bad(ecological(status.
( ( ( _(Synthesized(report(has(been(developed(as(a(summary(of(all(prepared(separate(expert(reports:( 1.(Assessment(of(the(ecological(status(of(water(ecosystem(on(Jablanica(Mountain( (analysis(of(algae(and(macroinvertebrates),(prof.(Zlatko(Levkov(and(prof.(Valentina(Slavevska_ Stamenkovic( 2.(Use(of(waters(from(lakes(on(Jablanica(Mountain,(prof.(Cvetanka(Popovska(
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3.(Sustainable(use(of(forests(in(the(upper(flows(below(glacial(lakes(and(bogs,(prof.( Nikolco(Velkovski( 4.(Biomass,(production(and(carbon(sequestration(of(forest(ecosystems(on(Jablanica( mountain,(prof.(Slavco(Hristovski( 5.(Erosion(processes(and(potential(of(erosion(on(Jablanica(Mountain,(prof.(Aleksandar( Trendafilov( 6.(List(of(identified(species(and(threats,(prof.(Ljupco(Melovski,(prof.(Zlatko(Levkov(and( prof,(Valentina(Slavevska_Stamenkovic( 7.(Recommendations(for(conservation(actions(needed(for(water(ecosystems(on( Jablanica(Mountain,(prof.(Valentina(Slavevska_Stamenkovic(and(prof.(Zlatko(Levkov( ( The( Synthesized( Report( includes( as( introduction( general( information( about( Jablanica( Mountain( location,( geomorphological( and( climate( characteristics,( and( hydrography.( More( detailed( presentation( is( given( on( ecological( status( of( the( water( bodies( on( Jablanica( Mt.( (based( on( the( algae( and( macro( invertebrates’( species),( status( of( the( riparian( vegetation,( and( use( of( water( resources( as( one( of( the( main( threats.( Then,( it( gives( summary(of(the(status(of(forests(in(general(on(Jablanica( Mt,( calculation( of( above( and( below( ground( biomass,( calculation( of( erosion,( below( ground( water( potential( as( well( as( proposed( measures( and( recommendation( for( future(consideration.( Before( finalization( the( report( was( presented( to( the( stakeholders(on(February(2015(in(Struga,(and(participants’( comments( have( been( taken( into( account.( Also( the( assessment( report( was( distributed( for( comments( via( emails(to(Municipalities(of(Struga(and(Vevchani,(local(NGOs(whose(scope(of(activities(are(related( to( Jablanica,( Public( Enterprise( 'Macedonian( Forests',( the( project( partner( NGO( Biosfera,( mountaineers( and( interested( people( from( the( region( that( attended( the( meetings( about( Jablanica.(After(finalization(the(report(was(disseminated(to(all(relevant(stakeholders(during(the( conducted(workshops(in(the(autumn(period(and(via(e_mail.( ( 1.2*An*inventory*of*the*most*important*and*most*threatened*species*in*the*region( ( _(Lists(of(all(recorded(species(in(the(bogs,(lakes(and(streams(on(Jablanica(Mt.(were(created(based( on(desk(survey(by(using(available(literature/data(for(Jablanica(Mt.(such(as('Study(for(Jablanica( Mt',(unpublished(expert(reports/data,(and(further(supplemented(with(data(collected(during(field( studies.( All( identified( species( of( relevance( about( freshwater( ecosystems( (algae,( macroinvertebrates,( plants,( fishes,( amphibians,( reptiles,( birds( and( mammals)( have( been( evaluated(according(to(national(Lists(of(strictly(protected(and(protected(species((adopted(by(the( Ministry( of( Environment( and( Physical( Planning,( 2011)( but( also( international( red( lists( (IUCN)( because( National( Red( Lists( in( Macedonia( are( not( prepared( yet.( Based( on( the( evaluation( the( most( threatened( species( were( identified.( Briefly,( out( of( total( 443( flora( and( fauna( species( identified(in(the(rivers,(bogs(and(lakes(on(Jablanica(Mt.(87(species(or(25%(of(the(total(number( were(given(status(as(important(species.(Among(stagnant(water(bodies(that(are(characterized(by(
Template(version:(September(10,(2015( ( Page(7(of(23( high(diversity(of(diatoms(and(macroinvertebrate(species(as(well(as(a(number(of(threatened(and( rare(species(are:(Podgorechko(Lake,(Vevchansko(Lake,(Big(Labunishko(Lake(and(peatbogs(near( Krstec.( In( terms( of( macrophyte( vegetation,( we( can( stand( out( the( water( bodies( Ezerca( and( peatbogs(near(Krstec.(( The(first(scientific(research(on(algae(species(on(Jablanica(Mt.(has(been(done(in(2010,(when(251( species(have(been(described.(This(project(significantly(enhances(algae(knowledge.(According(to( the(experts’(reports(316(diatom(species(are(found(in(the(wetlands(and(glacial(lakes(on(Jablanica( Mt.,(which(is(the(highest(algal(biodiversity(in(those(types(of(ecosystems(in(Macedonia((Levkov(et( al.(2001);(it(represents(about(22%(of(the(total(number(of(known(diatom(species(in(Macedonia. The(table(below(describes(the(most(important(algae(species(found(on(Jablanica(Mt.( Location( Species( Importance( Labunishka(River( Nitzschia*palaeformis( Rare(species( Belichka(River( Eucocconeis*arcus( Endangered(species( Belichka(River( Eucocconeis*gracile( Endangered(species( Ezerca(wetland( Caloneis*sp.*aff.*aemula*var.* Species(never(found(in( ventricosa( Macedonia( Labunishko(Lake( Navicula*detenta( Critically(endangered(species( in(Central(Europe( Labunishko(Lake( Stauroneis(sp.*nov.*aff.*smithii( New(described(species(for( Macedonia( Labunishko(Lake( Stauroneis(schimanskii( Rare(species( Wetland(near(Podgorechko( Pinnularia*macilenta( Near(Threatened(( Lake( Wetland(near(Podgorechko( Tetracyclus*rupestris( Near(Threatened( Lake( ( Regarding(macroinvertebrates,(undertaken(project(activities,(considerably(increase(biodiversity( knowledge( and( the( importance( of( the( water( bodies( on( the( Jablanica( Mt.A( total( of( 96( macroinvertebrate( species( have( been( identified( of( which( 5( species( (Drusus* plicatus,( Isoperla* vevčianensis,( Nemoura* peristeri,( Pisidium( sp.( 2)( are( protected,( 3( species( are( Macedonian( endemics,( 2( species( are( Balkan( endemics( (Bythinella* drimica* drimica,( Epeorus* yougoslavicus),( and( 1( species( (Dinocras* cephalotes)( is( registered( only( in( the( Western( Macedonia.( The( most( important(Invertebrates(species(are(listed(in(the(table(below.( ( Location( Species( Importance( Vevchani(springs,(Lakavica( Isoperla*vevčianensis( Macedonian(endemic(species,( River( only(at(Jablanica(Mt.( Vevchani(River( Protonemura*miačense( Macedonian(endemic(species,( found(only(in(rivers(in(the( West(part(of(Macedonia( Lakavica(River( Bythinella*drimica*drimica(* Balkan(endemic(species( ( ( (
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During( the( field( research( on( one( small( mountain( stream,( a( new( aquatic( snail( species( for( science( was( identified,( described( and( named( in( honor( of( prof.( Ljupcho( Melovski( who( is( one( of( the( greatest( Macedonian( biodiversity( conservationists:( Bythinella* melovskii(Glöer(and(Slavevska_Stamenković,(2015.( Out( of( total( 118( higher( plant( identified,( 3( species( (Aesculus* hippocastanum( L.,( Narthecium* scardicum( Kosanin,(Ophioglossum*vulgatum(L.)(are(protected,(1( species((Alnus*glutinosa((L.)(Gaertn.)(is(under(threat,(2( species( (Alchemilla*gracillima( Rothm.,(Pinguicula*hirtiflora( Ten.((P.*louisii( Markgraf)(are(found( only(on(Jablanica(Mt.,(2(species((Alchemilla*straminea(Buser.,(Ranunculus*auricomus(L.)(are(very( rare(and(30(species((Alchemilla*heterotricha(Roth.,(Alchemilla*plicatula(Gand.,(Barbarea*balcana( Pančić,( Carex* davalliana( Smith.,( Carex* ferruginea( Scop.,( Carex* lepidocarpa( Tausch.,( Carex* serotina( Merat( ssp.( serotina,( Carex* umbrosa( Host( ssp.( hentiana( (Boiss.)( Soo,( Carex* viridula( Micheaux,( Carex* flava( L.,( Cirsium* canum( L.,( Cirsium* tymphaeum( Hausskn.,( Eleocharis* quinqueflora((F.(X.(Hartmann)(O.(Schwartz,(Epilobium*alsinifolium(Vill.(var.(oppositifolia(Borb.,( Epilobium*anagallidifolium(Lam.,(Eriophorum*latifolium(Hoppe.,(Filipendula*ulmaria((L.)(Maxim.,( Hypericum*tetrapterum(Fries,(Juncus*alpinus(Vill.,(Myositis*nemorosa(Besser,(Omalotheca*supina( (L.)(DC.((Gnaphalium*supinum(L.),(Roripa*islandica((Oeder)(Borbás,(Salix*cinerea(L.,(Sanguisorba* officinalis(L.,(Silene*pusilla(Waldst.(ssp.(albanica((K.(Maly)(Neum.,(Sphagnum*girgensohnii(Russ.,( Sphagnum* rubellum( Wils.,( Sphagnum* teres( (Schimp.)( Ångstr.,( Taraxacum* palustre( (Lyons)( Symon.,(Telekia*speciosa((Schreber)(Baumg.)(are(rare.(( In( regards( to( vertebrate( fauna,( fish( species( (Salmo* farioides)( is( local( endemic( that( is( strictly( protected( by( the( national( legislation;( 2( species( of( amphibians( (Bombina* variegata,( Pseudepidalea* viridis)( are( protected( and( representative( of( mammals( (Lutra* lutra)( is( strictly( protected(species(in(Macedonia.(
( 1.3*A*matrix*of*threats*(excel*file*with*scores)*of*the*most*important*threats*affecting*species*and* habitats*(based*on*at*least*threat*intensity,*range,*realisation*and*reversibility)( ( The( matrix( of( threats( was(developed(using( all( available( data( related( to( past( threats( affecting( species(and(habitats(in/along(rivers,(bogs(and(lakes(on(Jablanica(Mt.(and(field(survey(data.(( Jablanica( is( characterized( as( rich( in( springs,( mountainous( streams,( bogs( and( glacial( lakes( of( which( wetlands( and( glacial( lakes( are( identified( as( rare( habitats( in( Macedonia( and( priority( habitats(for(protection(in(Europe(according(to(the(Habitats(Directive.(Unfortunately,(increasing( human( demands( for( drinking( water,( agricultural( areas( and( electricity,( water( resources( are( increasingly( used( improperly(and( irrational.( Such( human( practices( have( a( negative( impact( on( freshwater(ecosystems(and(their(biodiversity(through(their(modification(or(total(destruction.( Based( on( the( conducted( surveys,( the( most( important( threats( have( been( identified:( changed( water(regime,(water(extraction( for( water( supply,( eutrophication( (sheepfolds( in( their( vicinity),( habitats(conversion,(irresponsible(tourism((waste(disposal)(and(climate(change.( (
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1.4*A*set*of*elaborated*recommendations*and*guidelines*with*the*most*important*conservation* interventions*needed( ( Before(developing(the(recommendations,(relevant(literature(for(case(studies(was(consulted(to( identify( the( most( important( conservation( interventions( on( mountainous( aquatic( ecosystems.( Some(of(the(relevant(literature(consulted:(Restoration(Ecology((second(edition)(_(Edited(by(Jelte( Van( Andel( and( James( Aronson,( Handbook( of( Catchment( Management( _( Edited( by( Robert( C.( Ferrier( and( Alan( Jenkins,( Study( for( Jablanica( Mt.( _( Macedonian( Ecological( Society( as( well( as( various( online( publications( in( regards( to( IWRM.( The( viability/feasibility( of( the( measures( proposed(in(literature(have(been(analyzed(to(be(implemented(in(the(Jablanica(Mt.(case.( Set(of(elaborated(recommendations(for(enhancing(the(favorable(status(of(the(water(bodies(has( been( developed( based( on( the( undertaken( field( trips( and( in( accordance( with( the( relevant( literature( about( freshwater( ecosystems( conservation.( It( includes:( monitoring,( planning( and( developing( infrastructural( projects,( project( control( and( coordination.( Additionally,( set( of( 9( measures(for(future(consideration(has(been(proposed.(In(the(set(of(recommendations,(future( actions(needed(to(overcome(the(problems(with(the(glacial(lakes(and(the(rest(water(bodies(on( Jablanica(Mt.(have(been(described.(( ( 1.5*A*report*(working*document*for*internal*use)*of*alternative*locations*for*instalment*of*water* reservoirs* ( _( Consultation( with( an( expert( hydrogeologist( of( water_catchment( facilities( has( been( done( in( order(to(identify(alternative(locations(of(water(catchment(facilities.(Report(has(been(developed( based(on(the(conducted(field(trips(and(taking(into(consideration(the(water(exploitation(on(one( hand(and(needs(of(local(people(for(water,(on(the(other(hand.(( _( Identification( of( local( communities/villages( concerned( was( done( based( on( the( previous( collaboration(of(MES(in(the(project(area(and(followed(by(the(presentation(of(the(main(ideas(and( concepts.( _(Based(on(expert(findings,(Report(with(the(most(suitable(alternative(water(supplies(according(to( population(density,(available(resources(and(the(current(status(of(the(water(bodies(in(the(region( has( been( developed.( The( Report( describes( geological( and( hydrological( characteristics( of( the( region,( demographic( characteristics,( potential( of( the( underground( waters( in( the( region,( underground(water(usage(by(the(local(people,(sustainable(practices(for(glacial(lakes(water(use,( present(use(of(the(glacial(lakes(as(well(as(further(recommendations(and(available(options(for(the( water(reservoirs.(( In(February(2015,(the(project(results(regarding(water(body(status(and(alternative(water(supplies( was(presented(to(the(relevant(stakeholders(in(Struga(Municipality(with(the(representatives(from( the( Municipalities( of( Struga( and( Vevchani,( as( well( as( representatives( from( the( local( villages,( NGOs(and(other(stakeholders(from(the(region.(The(presentation(was(followed(with(discussion( about(major(problems(occurring(in(the(region(in(terms(of(water(supplies.(Participants(expressed( their(concern(about(the(water(status(and(catchment(on(Jablanica(Mt.(Their(suggestions(were( taken(into(account(in(finalization(of(the(Report.(The(Report(was(also(presented(and(discussed( with(relevant(local(stakeholders(in(Podgorci(and(Labunishte(villages.((( According(to(experts’(conclusions,(all(glacial(lakes(on(Jablanica(Mt.(are(under(threat;(Vevchansko( Lake(is(in(danger(of(eutrophication(due(to(intensive(sheep(breeding(activities;(Podgorečko(Lake,(
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Golemo( (Macro)( and( Malo( (Micro)( Labuniško( Lake( are( strongly( impacted( by( human( activities( due( to( unplanned( and( uncontrolled( use( of( water( resources.( To( improve( the( current( state( specific( measures( were( proposed( for( example:( development( of( restoration( project( for( Podgorečko( Lake( and( its( direct( watershed;( development( of( project( for( rehabilitation( of( the( existing( system( of( reservoirs( and( pipes( bellow( Golemo( Labuniško( Lake;( project( for( long( term( water(supply(of(the(region(including(alternative(solutions((possibilities(of(including(the(villages( Podgorci(and(Labuništa(into(the(existing(regional(water(supply(systems(in(Ohrid_Struga(region(as( well(as(possibilities(of(groundwater(use);(project(for(sewage(systems(in(villages(Labuništa(and( Podgorci(including(the(water(waste(water(treatment(plant,(etc.( * 1.6*An*assessment*report*on*the*sustainability*of*timber*extraction*from*the*stream*watershed* below*the*glacial*lakes*and*bogs* ( Before( field( work( some( preparatory( activities( were( undertaken( and( different( GIS( layers( of( hydrography,( road( network( and( habitats( were( prepared)( to( be( used( for( field( work( regarding( forest(coverage,(biomass(and(erosion(planned(to(be(implemented(in(August(and(September.( Field(work(to(assess(the(coverage(of(forests(in(the(watershed,(their(above(and(below_ground( biomass,(and(biomass(extracted(as(timber(was(conducted(during(2014(when(different(locations( on(different(altitudes(in(the(project(area(have(been(visited(for(several(times(in(order(all(aspects( from( the( mountain( (North,( South,( East( and( West)( to( be( taken( into( consideration.( Riparian( forests( were( emphasized( in( terms( of( their( management( and( extraction.( Forests( with( high( conservation(status(were(determined.( Thorough( estimation( of( the( erosion( intensity( of( watersheds( on( Jablanica( Mt.,( and( how( it( is( potentially(impacted(by(timber(extraction(was(done.(Namely,(erosion(factors(and(erosion(types( were(determinate(as(well(as(erosion(potential(was(calculated.( The(report(on(forestry(management(practices(and(illegal(logging(was(prepared,(based(on(the( assessed(results(during(the(conducted(field(trips,(as(well(as(consulting(relevant(forestry(policy( documents( (Forest( management( plans).( The( content( of( the( Report( is( the( following:( natural( characteristics( of( the( mountain,( forest( associations( on( Jablanica( Mt,( administrative( shares,( forest(structures(according(to(the(origin,(type(and(annual(increment,(identified(forests(with(high( conservation(values,(current(forest(management(practices(on(Jablanica(Mt.,(sustainable(use(of( the(riparian(forests,((forest(ecosystem(biomass,(forest(net(primary(production,(assessment(on( the(above_ground(biomass,(assessment(of(the(below_ground(biomass(and(potential(for(carbon( sequestration.( ( 1.7*A*guidance*document*on*sustainable*forest*management*considering*the*role*of*forests*in* the*watershed*protection* ( Prepared(expert(report(on(forestry(management(practices(and(illegal(logging(was(used(as(a(basis( for( developing( Guidance( document( on( sustainable( forest( management( of( Jablanica( Mountain( (considering( the( role( of( forests( in( the( watersheds( protection)( was( prepared( in( Macedonian( language(and(translated(into(English(and(Albanian(language.(
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The(Guidance(document(gives(short(introduction( regarding( forest( management( on( Jablanica( Mt.,( definitions( and( development( of( the( concept( of( sustainable( forest( management,( national( legislation(related(to(sustainable(management(of( forests( and( forest( resources( and( forest( wealth( (forest( communities( represented( on( Jablanica( Mt.).( Detailed( presentation( of( identified( forests( of( high( conservation( values( is( given:( old( growth( forest( in( the( vicinity( of( St.( Spas( Monastery,( molika( pine( forest( around( Podgorci( and( Labunishta( Lakes,( old( growth( ancient( chestnut( and( oak( trees,( sweet( chestnut( forests,( riparian( forests,(beech(forest(with(well_expressed(degree( of( naturalness.( The( document( further( explains( forest(management(practices(on(Jablanica(Mountain,(planting(and(regeneration(cuts,(clear(cut,( Introduction(of(allochtonous(species,(Illegal(logging,(and(gives(guidelines(for(fulfillment(of(Pan_ European( criteria( for( sustainable( forest( management( on( Jablanica( Mountain( as( well( as( recommendations(and(conclusions(for(sustainable(forests(management.( 1.8(Communication(of(project(aims(and(results(and(project(visibility( ( In(accordance(to(the(project(document,(nine((9)(meetings/workshops((5(in(Macedonia(and(4(in( Albania)(with(local(stakeholders(were(planned(to(be(organized(in(major(cities/villages(in(both( countries(to(present/discus(the(project(activities/outcomes.(However,(due(to(the(real(situation( in(different(villages(with(local(people((and(given(the(number(of(participants)(it(was(decided(to( reduce( the( number( of( stakeholder( workshops.( Thus,( four( (4)( workshops( were( organized( in( Macedonia(_(Municipalities(of(Struga(and(Vevcani,(village(of(Podgorci((where(participants(from( Podgorci(and(Labunishta(participated)(and(village(of(Lukovo((where(participants(from(Bezovo,( Jablanica,( Borovec,( Modric( and( Drenok( were( present).( One( trans_boundary( workshop( was( organized( in( Albania( in( collaboration( with( the( National( Park( Shebenik,( as( the( most( adequate( location(for(sharing(trans_boundary(experience(on(both(sides(of(Jablanica(Mt.( ( Workshop( Date( No.(of( Aim(of(the(workshop( participants( (male(+(female)( Podgorci(village( 28.09.2015( 21((20(+(1)( To(present(the(ecological(status(of( rivers(and(lakes(on(Jablanica(Mt.( and(present(the(possibilities(for( alternative(water(supply.( Lukovo(village( 14.10.2015( 12((12(+(0)( Present(the(project(results(related( to(status(of(forests(and(erosion(on( Jablanica(Mt.( Vevchani( 28.10.2015( 18((15(+(3)( Present(the(ecological(status(of( municipality( rivers(and(lakes(as(well(as(status( of(forests(and(erosion(on( Jablanica(Mt.(( Struga( 25.11.2015( 40((29(+(11)( Present(the(ecological(status(of(
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municipality( rivers(and(lakes(and(forestry( practices(on(Jablanica(Mt.( ( Workshops'( participants( were( representatives( from( Municipalities,( Mayors,( directors( and( teachers(of(the(primary(schools(in(the(region,(local(NGOs,(forestry(enterprise,(mountaineering( clubs,(farmers,(and(people(interested(in(MES(activities.(( Different( experts( that( were( engaged( in( project( implementation( were( invited( to( make( presentation( during( the( workshops( (depending( on( the( topic( either( one( or( two( experts( held( presentations)(i.e.(prof.(Cvetanka(Popovska(presented(the(alternative(water(options(in(Podgorci;( in(Lukovo(prof.(Aleksandar(Trendafilov(presented(the(topic(about(erosion(on(Jablanica(Mt.;(in( Vevcani(the(topics(of(water(status(and(forests(and(erosion(were(presented(by(prof.(Valentina( Slavevska_Stamenkovikj( and( prof.( Aleksandar( Trendafilov;( and( water( status( and( sustainable( forestry(were(presented(by(prof.(Nikolcho(Velkovski(and(prof.(Zlatko(Levkov(in(Struga.( The( trans_boundary( workshop( was( organized( on( 2nd( December( 2015( in( Librazhd,( Albania.( Twenty( three( (23)( participants( from( the( ‘Shebenik’( National( Park,( local( NGOs( (Agri_En( and( Egnatia),(Environmental(Inspectorate,(and(participants(from(the(woman(sector(who(work(in(the( area( of( environment( from( Albania( as( well( as( representatives( from( Macedonian( Ecological( Society( attended( the( workshop.( From( Macedonia,( water( status,( erosion( and( forestry( were( presented( and( discussed( by( prof.( Aleksandar( Trendafilov( and( prof.( Valentina( Slavevska_ Stamenkovikj,( while( from( the( Albanian( side,( presentations( about( the( management( of( the( national( park( focusing( on( the( same( topics( (water( use( and( forestry)( were( presented( by( the( Shebenik(National(Park(Director(Mr.(Fatmir(Brazhda(and(Mr.(Mensur(Kuili,(forester(at(the(park( administration.(Due(to(the(different(language(speaking,(simultaneous(translation(was(provided.( Minutes(from(the(workshop(were(prepared((in(English),(sent(to(the(National(Park(Director(that( supported(organizational(activities(and(distributed(to(workshop(participants.( (
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( ( ( On( 03( February( 2015,( project( aims,( results( and( future( impacts( were( presented( on( the( CEPF( workshop(in(Skopje,(Macedonia(organized(in(the(Regional(Environmental(Center((REC)(office.( Although(not(planned(in(the(project(document,(MES(developed(leaflet(for(the(project("(Water( for(lakes,(bogs,(streams(and(people(on(Jablanica(Mt."(presenting(the(aims,(expected(results(and( most( important( species( to( be( found( on( Jablanica( mountain.( It( was( used( as( a( tool( to( share( information( about( project( activities( to( the( wider( public( in( different( occasions.( It( was( disseminated(on(different(events(as(well(as(in(the(primary(schools(in(Struga.( Poster(about(the(project(aims(and(activities(was(prepared(and(presented(on(the(CEPF(annual( meeting(In(March(2015(in(Montenegro.( The(film(triplets("Echoes(from(Drin"(developed(by(the(“Act(for(Drin”(project(were(translated(in( Macedonian(language(and(presented(on(different(events.( On( 16( April( 2015,( as( part( of( the( MES( closing( event( about( IPA( CBC( project( ‘Enhancing( trans_ boundary(protection(and(development(of(the(Jablanica_Shebenik(mountain(range(by(active(local( involvement’,( the( prepared( leaflets( about( the( project( "Water( for( lakes,( bogs,( streams( and( people(on(Jablanica(Mt."(were(disseminated.(Additionally(the(film(triplets("Echoes(from(Drin"( were(presented(for(the(first(time.( On( 29_30( April( 2015,( project( aims,( duration,( methodology,( results( and( lessons( learned( were( presented(on(a(regional(workshop(in(Lin,(Albania(organized(from(MIO_ESCDE.( On(17(May(2015,(Drin(Day(was(organized(as(mutual(activity(between(MES(and(Biosfera.(On(this( event( MES( conducted( bird( watching( training( for( youngsters,( printed( poster( for( the( event,( presented(current(project(and(disseminated(leaflet(and(other(materials(for(the(project.( On(07(June(2015,(as(part(of(the(MES(small(grants(programme(on(Jablanica(Mt((provided(by(the( Balkan(Lynx(Recovery(Programme),(mountain(hiking(tour(was(organized(to(the(highest(pick(on( Jablanica(_( Crn(Kamen;( this(event(was(used(to(share(information(and(leaflets(about(the(CEPF( project( among( the( mountaineers( and( nature( lovers.( Also,( the( project( results( were( presented( during(MES(closing(event(for(small(grant(projects(implemented(in(the(Jablanica(region((October,( 2015(held(in(Struga).(
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In( November( 2015,( the( triplet( of( the( “Echoes( from( Drin”( short( films( was( presented( during( the( Mountaineering( Film(Festival(in(Skopje.( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Aiming( to( get( higher( project( visibility,( realized( project( activities( were( published( on( the( Macedonian( Ecological( Society( _( web( page,( MES( Facebook( page,( as( well( as( in( the( MES( Newsletter.( A(short(story(about(the(project(outcomes(was(prepared(and(sent(to(MIO_ESCDE(to(be(included( in(the(booklet(featuring(a(collection(of(NGO(actions(for(conservation(of(freshwater(ecosystems,( as(part(of(the(Act4Drin(project.(( Also(MES(helped(in(the(preparatory(activities(of(the(spring(school(organized(by(MIO_ESCDE(as( part(of(the(Act4Drin(project(during(which(the(project(results(were(presented.( ( Component(2((as(stated(in(the(approved(proposal)( 2.(Project(Management(and(Coordination( 2.1*Preparation,*supervision*and*submitting*of*Interim*reports* 2.2*Preparation,*supervision*and*submitting*a*Final*report* 2.3*Rent*of*an*office*to*ensure*smooth*implementation*of*the*project*activities* 2.4*Smooth*functioning*of*the*office*with*all*supplies*(Telephone,*Internet,*electricity,*heating,* water,*web)* 2.5*Regular*provision*of*office*consumables* 2.6*Project*supervision*and*financial*management( ( 9.! Describe(the(results(from(Component(2(and(each(product/deliverable( ( 2.1*Preparation,*supervision*and*submitting*of*Interim*reports* Management(and(every_day(administration(of(project(was(done(by(the(project(coordinator.((( Aiming( to( ensure( smooth( execution( of( project( activities( the( coordinator( did( preparatory( activities( for( realization( of( field( research( _( GIS( hydrology( layer,( road( infrastructure,( habitat( classes( etc.( for( project( area( (Jablanica( Mt.).( Regular( working( meetings( with( experts( involved( were( organized( in( order( to( ensure( timely( implementation( of( tasks( and( quality( reports.( Synthesized(report(was(drafted(the(project(coordinator(and(approved(by(the(Executive(director.( All(project(activities((field(trips,(reports,(presentations,(meetings,(workshops)(were(coordinated(
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( 12.!If(you(did(not(complete(any(component(or(deliverable,(how(did(this(affect(the(overall( impact(of(the(project?( All(project(deliverables(are(completed.(( ( 13.!Please(describe(and(submit((any(tools,(products,(or(methodologies(that(resulted(from(this( project(or(contributed(to(the(results( ( Based(on(the(conducted(field(studies(about(the(forest(status(on(Jablanica(Mountain,(assessment( on( sustainability( of( timber( extraction( from( the( stream( watershed( below( the( glacial( lakes( and( bogs(was(developed.(This(assessment(is(taking(into(consideration(the(level(of(erosion,(the(type( and(the(erosion(flow(into(the(water(accumulations(on(the(mountain(as(one(aspect.(The(other( aspect,( are( the( forest( practices( and( forest( utilization( in( the( project( area.( Guideline( for( the( sustainable(forest(practices(on(Jablanica(Mt(was(developed.( Based( on( the( sampled( and( analyzed( materials( for( diatoms( and( macroinvertebrates( combined( with(relevant(international(ecological(indexes,(the(ecological(status(of(the(main(water(bodies(on( Jablanica(Mt.(has(been(identified.( ( CEPF(Global(Monitoring(Data( ( Respond(to(the(questions(and(complete(the(tables(below.((If(a(question(is(not(relevant(to(your( project,(please(make(an(entry(of(0((zero)(or(n/a((not(applicable).( ( 14.!Did(your(organization(complete(the(CEPF(Civil(Society(Tracking(Tool((CSTT)(at(the( beginning(and(end(of(your(project?((Please(be(sure(to(submit(the(final(CSTT(tool(to(CEPF(if( you(haven’t(already(done(so.)( ( ( Date( Composite(Score( Baseline(CSTT( 01/04/2014( 64.5( Final(CSTT( 01/05/2016( 72( ( 15.!List(any(vulnerable,(endangered,(or(critically(endangered(species(conserved(due(to(your( project( ( ( Hectares(Under(Improved(Management( Project(Results( Hectares*( Comments( Results(and(recommendations(of(this( project((particularly(related(to(the(use( of(water(resources(and(sustainable(use( 16.!Did(your(project(strengthen(the( of(forests)(shall(be(used(by(the(existing( Yes( management(of(an(existing( protected(area(‘Vevchanski(Izvori’( 1370(ha( protected(area?( Natural(monument((part(of(Jablanica( Mt.)(in(the(process(of(development(of( the(management(plan(and(its(further( implementation.( 17.!Did(your(project(create(a(new( No( List*the*name*of*each*protected*area,*
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protected(area(or(expand(an( the*date*of*proclamation,*and*the*type* existing(protected(area?( of*proclamation*(e.g.,*legal*declaration,* community*agreement,*stewardship* agreement)( 18.!Did(your(project(strengthen(the( management(of(a(key(biodiversity( List*the*name*of*each*key*biodiversity* area(named(in(the(CEPF(Ecosystem( no( area( Profile((hectares(may(be(the(same( as(questions(above)( 19.!Did(your(project(improve(the( management(of(a(production( List*the*name*or*describe*the*location*of* no( landscape(for(biodiversity( the*production*landscape( conservation( **Include*total*hectares*from*project*inception*to*completion* ( ( 20.!In(relation(to(the(two(questions(above(on(protected(areas,(did(your(project(complete(a( Management(Effectiveness(Tracking(Tool((METT),(or(facilitate(the(completion(of(a(METT( by(protected(area(authorities?((If(so,(complete(the(table(below.(&(Note&that&there&will&often& be&more&than&one&METT&for&an&individual&protected&area.)( ( ( Protected( Composite( Composite( Composite( Date(of(METT( Date(of(METT( Date(of(METT( area( METT(Score( METT(Score( METT(Score( Vevchanski( 01.05.2014( 24( 05.06.2016( 26( ( ( Izvori( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 21.!List(the(name(of(any(corridor((named(in(the(Ecosystem(Profile)(in(which(you(worked(and( how(you(contributed(to(its(improved(management,(if(applicable.( ( Jablanica(Mountain(is(part(of(the(Balkan(Southwestern(corridor(and(its(watershed(is(a(part(of(the( Drin(watershed(in(the(priority(corridor(Western(Balkans.( ( Direct(Beneficiaries:((Training(and(Education( Did&your&project&provide&training&or& Male( Female( Total( Brief(Description( education&for&.&.&.&& 22.!Adults(for(community(leadership(or( ( ( ( ( resource(management(positions( 23.!Adults(for(livelihoods(or(increased( ( ( ( ( income( 24.!SchoolQaged(children( ( ( ( ( 25.!Other( ( ( ( ( (
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26.!List(the(name(and(approximate(population(size(of(any(“community”(that(benefited(from( the(project.( ( ( Community&name Surrounding&district,&Country Citizens Vevchani( Vevchani(mnicipality( 2500( Podgorci(village( Struga(municipality( 2160( Labunista( Struga(municipality( 6000( Jablanica( Struga(municipality( 550( Piskupstina( Struga(municipality( 180( Other(small(villages((Lukovo,( Struga(municipality( Less(than(100(citizens( Modrich,(Drenok)(
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27.!Socioeconomic-Benefits-to-Target-Communities- ( Based(on(the(list(of(communities(above,(write(the(name(of(the(communities(in(the(left(column(below.((In(the(subsequent(columns(under( Community(Characteristics(and(Nature(of(Socioeconomic(Benefit,(place(an(X(in(all(relevant(boxes.(( ( Community-Characteristics- Nature-of-Socioeconomic-Benefit- Increased-income-due-to:------
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Name- making-due-to-strengthened- - - N ------of-colonization,-etc. - - - - - ement ,-tourism - ther Small-landowners Subsistence-economy Indigenous/-ethnic-peoples Pastoralists-/-nomadic-peoples Recent-migrants Urban-communities Communities-falling-below-the-poverty-line O Adoption-of-sustainable-natural-resources- management-practices Ecotourism-revenues Park-management-activities Payment-for-environmental-services Increased-food-security-due-to-the-adoption-of-sustainable- fishing,-hunting,-or-agricultural-practices More-secure-access-to-water-resources Improved-tenure-in-land-or-other-natural-resource-due-to- titling,-reduction- Reduced-risk-of-natural-disasters-(fires,-landslides,- flooding,-etc) More-secure-sources-of-energy Increased-access-to-public-services,-such-as-education,- health,-or-credit Improved-use-of-traditional-knowledge-for-environmental- manag More-participatory-decision civil-society-and-governance Other Vevchani( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Labunishta( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Podgorci( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( x( ( ( ( ( ( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Jablanica( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( x( ( ( ( Piskupstina( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( x( ( ( ( Other(small( x( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( x( ( ( ( villages( ( If(you(marked(“Other”,(please(provide(detail(on(the(nature(of(the(Community(Characteristic(and(Socioeconomic(Benefit:( (
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Lessons)Learned( ( 28.!Describe)any)lessons)learned)during)the)design)and)implementation)of)the)project,)as)well)as)any) related)to)organizational)development)and)capacity)building.)Consider)lessons)that)would)inform) projects)designed)or)implemented)by)your)organization)or)others,)as)well)as)lessons)that)might)be) considered)by)the)global)conservation)community) ( The(already(established(cooperation(in(the(Jablanica(region(due(to(the(MES(previous(activities((starting( from(2006),(significantly(enhanced(the(trust(and(acceptance(of(the(project(activities,(results(and( recommendations(among(the(local(people(and(Municipalities(thus(making(the(project(aims(more(visible.( In(this(regard(it(should(be(stressed(that(continuous(work(at(particular(area(is(highly(recommendable(and( needed(since(it(facilitates(project(implementations.(( In(this(regard,(implemented(project(activities(in(the(frame(of(this(project(J(identified(threats(and( pressures(to(natural(resources((mainly(waters(and(forests)(and(given(recommendations(for(their( sustainable(use(were(discussed(with(local(communities.(However,(this(only(initiated(the(process(i.e.(this( is(the(first(step(towards(making(future(plans(for(sustainability(and(nature(conservation(on(Jablanica(Mt.( For(achieving(that(goal,(forest(management(plans(and(even(implementing(infrastructural(projects(for( alternative(water(supply(of(local(people(on(the(Jablanica(Mt.(are(needed,(which(is(expected(to(result(in( continuous(effort(for(effective(nature(conservation(in(the(region.( ( 29.!Project)Design)Process)(aspects(of(the(project(design(that(contributed(to(its(success/shortcomings)) ( ( 30.!Project)Implementation)(aspects(of(the(project(execution(that(contributed(to(its( success/shortcomings)) ( The(carefully(planned(project(activities(before(and(during(the(project(as(well(as(flexibility(in(some( unexpected(situations,(lead(to(successfully(implementation(of(all(project(components(and(no(major( adjustments(were(needed.( ( 31.!Describe)any)other)lessons)learned)relevant)to)the)conservation)community) ( ( Sustainability)/)Replication) ( 32.!Summarize)the)success)or)challenges)in)ensuring)the)project)will)be)sustained)or)replicated)
Due(to(limited(number(of(glacial(lakes(and(small(coverage(with(bogs(in(Macedonia,(and(in(light(of(everJ increasing(water(demand,(it(is(expected(that(experience(in(terms(of(relevant(ecological(aspects(to(be( included(for(assessing(biodiversity,(threats(and(nature(conservation(and(scientific(knowledge(gathered( with(this(project(will(be(possible(to(extend(in(other(parts(of(the(country.(Lessons(learned(would(be(easy( to(implement(in(other(parts(of(the(catchment(where(similar(conditions(–(mountain(water(ecosystems( used(for(resources(J(exist((e.g,(Mavrovo(NP(in(Macedonia,(Shebenik(Protected(area(and(Prokletije(Mts.(In( Albania).(( Efforts(of(involving(stakeholders(almost(in(the(beginning(of(the(project(implementation(is(the(basis(for( the(results(to(be(sustained(in(time.(Their(interest(regarding(recommendations(for(alternative(water( solutions(is(a(ground(for(sustainable(water(management.((
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In(addition,(production(of(educational(material(might(preemptively(influence(other(local(communities( not(to(repeat(the(mistakes(with(water(extraction(from(Jablanica(Mt.(and(in(the(same(time(encourage( them(to(seek(more(sustainable(and(natureJfriendly(means(to(meet(their(demands.( ( 33.!Summarize)any)unplanned)activities)that)are)likely)to)result)in)increased)sustainability)or) replicability( Project(activities(were(designed(to(tackle(this(issue(and(there(were(not(unplanned(activities(regarding( this(issue.( ( Safeguards) ( 34.!If)not)listed)as)a)separate)Project)Component)and)described)above,)summarize)the) implementation)of)any)required)action)related)to)social,)environmental,)or)pest)management) safeguards) ( ( Additional)Comments/Recommendations) ( 35.!Use)this)space)to)provide)any)further)comments)or)recommendations)in)relation)to)your)project)or) CEPF) ( ( Additional)Funding) ) 36.!Provide)details)of)any)additional)funding)that)supported)this)project)and)any)funding)secured)for) the)project,)organization,)or)the)region,)as)a)result)of)CEPF)investment) ( Donor) Type)of) Amount) Notes) Funding*) IPA(CBC(Programme( ( 80.000(eur( The(complementary(project(“Enhancing( between(Republic(of( trans(boundary(protection(and( Macedonia(and( development(of(JablanicaJShebenik( Republic(of(Albania( mountain(range(by(active(local( involvement”(was(implemented(in(the( period(September(2013(–(February( 2015( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ! *!Categorize!the!type!of!funding!as:! ! A! Project!Co9Financing!(other!donors!or!your!organization!contribute!to!the!direct!costs!of!this!project)! B! Grantee!and!Partner!Leveraging!(other!donors!contribute!to!your!organization!or!a!partner!organization!as!a!direct! result!of!successes!with!this!CEPF!funded!project)! C! Regional/Portfolio!Leveraging!(other!donors!make!large!investments!in!a!region!because!of!CEPF!investment(or( successes(related(to(this(project)( ( (
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Information)Sharing)and)CEPF)Policy) ( CEPF(is(committed(to(transparent(operations(and(to(helping(civil(society(groups(share(experiences,( lessons(learned,(and(results.(Final(project(completion(reports(are(made(available(on(our(Web(site,( www.cepf.net,(and(publicized(in(our(newsletter(and(other(communications.( ( ( Please(include(your(full(contact(details(below:( ( ( 37.!Name:) ) Robertina)Brajanoska) ) 38.!Organization:) Macedonian)Ecological)Society) 39.!Mailing)address:) Vladimir)Nazor)10,)1000)Skopje) 40.!Telephone)number:)+389)2)2402)773) ) ) ) 41.!E\mail)address:) [email protected]) )
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